Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8466, Samuel Ferebee, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6.
Ferebee, Samuel
S. 8466
Born in N.C.
carded
CONTENTS

23.526 North Carolina
Daniel G. Gurnee of Samterick in the State of N.C. who was a Ensign in the Company commanded by Captain Russell of the ————— commanded by ————— in the N.C. line for 7 months —————
Inscribed on the Roll of N.C. at the rate of 70 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Feb. 34 and his Pensioner Indiantown N.C.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept - 1833 175 Perman. allowance ending Mar 34 35 $210
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by et Rice Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 14 Page 57
Letter to Ponds 83 and 19 Sep 1838 do to 3 Auditor 20 Sep 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838, from 4 Sept 1835 to the 4 Sept 1837. Agt notified 8 Oct 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. Agt Notified 19 th April 1839.

Declaration of Samuel Serebee in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of North Carolina Currituck County
On the 28 th day of August 1833. personally appeared in open Court before Col. E. Echinage, Markin McBride & Sally Bell Esq rs Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid. Samuel Serebee a resident of the said County of Currituck and State of North Carolina of the age of seventy two years, who being first sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832. He states he was born in the County of Currituck and State aforesaid on the 20 th of June 1761. & has a record of his age made in the hand writing of his father which record is now in a family Bible at the house of his brother Thos. C. Serebee in this County, that he lived in Currituck aforesaid when he was called into the service and has resided in said County since the Revolutionary War and still does reside in said County. That in the month of March or April 1779. he was drafted a sergeant into the Militia of the State of North Carolina and immediately joined his Company at Indian Town in said County under the Command of Captain William Russell and remained at Indian Town in said Company until the 11 th May 1779. who he in consequence of ill health received a furlough from Captain Russell until his health should be restored, said furlough he yet has and annexes it to this statement. He did not return to the Company and as-

under Captain Russel any more. He received a Commission of Ensign (which he now has & herewith inclosed) in the Militia of said State dated 20 th July 1779 and turned out as a volunteer in the month of October 1780 when the British were in Norfolk - at this time Joseph Striber was the Captain of the Company to which he belonged & a french man by the name of Tint was Colonel of the Regiment to which he belonged. He proceeded to a place in Virginia called North West and soon after his arrival they drew rations and were directed to Moyock Mill a place about four miles distance to be stationed as a Guard and as the Company was about starting for the place appointed a firing was heard at a place called the Logs or Branch of Malnuts to which we immediately repaired, and we arrived in time to be engaged in action. - It was supposed that the Americans had force sufficient to have resisted the enemy but Colonel Tint as was then thought by all the officers neglected his duty & refused to take command in the action, but ordered the magazine of stores to be burnt and by such conduct alarmed the troops and they retreated - A few days afterwards they collected again at a place called Sally Dogers Path and more than placed under Colonel Gideon Lamb and remained under his command at that place under command of Col. Lamb until the first of January 1781. He then returned home where he remained but a few days before there was another call for troops and the Declarant turned out a volunteer on the 6 th of January 1781. and served as Ensign under the command of Captain James Philips, Peter Douge Lt. Col, and James Blount Colonel & Isaac Gregory General and served until the 23 rd of April 1781 when he was discharged.

and he herewith encloses his discharge. This Declarant further states that some time in the month of May 1781. he received a Lieutenants Commission in a Regiment of Troops which this State had ordered to be raised and placed under the Command of Baron Steuben, and also he was not called to join the army under Baron Steuben he was directed by his a superior officer of the Continental army to remain in the County to collect Soldiers & send them on to the Rendezvous at Kentford in this State and he was engaged in this service till the end of the Year 1781. - The Commission last spoken of, this Declarant has lost or mislaid and he has no other documentary evidence than that above spoken of. He further states that he was not engaged in any other Battle during the war he was acquainted with Col Thoroughgood of the Virginia line at North West and with Captain Bartle of the Virginia Line & he recollects that he was a very active officer.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on any Pension Roll of the agency any any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day and Year aforesaid (signed) J. FEEBER
For William Doxey of the age of fifty five Years a Clergyman residing in the County of Currituck and State of North Carolina, and Jeremiah Lund aged sixty nine Years residing in the same place hereby certify that we are acquainted with Col Samuel Feeber who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be of the age of seventy two Years that he is reputed and believed

in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. (Signed) Wm Doxey
(Signed) Jeremiah Lund
I John Williams of the age of eighty two years do hereby state that I have been acquainted with Col. Saml Treiber the above Applicant since the year 1780 that I knew him a soldier officer of the Revolutionary War but do not know the precise service he rendered & do not know exactly how long he served, but think it was as much as two Years.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
(Signed) John Williams his mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that William Doxey who has subscribed to the foregoing certificate is a clergyman and a resident of the aforesaid County and that Jeremiah Lund who has also signed the same is a resident of said County and is a credible person and that John Williams whose affidavit is hereto annexed is also a resident of said County and a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Spence Hale Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Cumberland County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Treiber for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this the 30 th day of August Anno Domini 1833.
S. Hale C.C.

The Amended Declaration of Samsur Sher- ber made in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832. This Declarant says that he has stated with particularity the time he served during the Revolutionary war, the grades he held during the different periods and the names of the officers under whom he served and is not able to per- ceive the objection taken to that part of his Declaration to the Interrogatories proposed by the Department. The Declarant makes the follow- ing answers.
The 1 st interrogatory. Where and in what Year were you born?
Answer. In Currituck County on 20 th June 1761. 2 nd Q ry . Have you any record of your age and where is it?
Answer. I have a record of my age in my own fam- ily Bible made by myself and there is also a Record of my age in the hand writing of my Father, made in his family Bible, which Bible is now in possession of my Brother Thos. C. Sherber.
3 rd Q ry . Where were you living when called into service, Where have you lived since the Revolu- tionary War and where do you now live?
Answer. In Currituck County in the State of North Carolina.
4 th Q ry . How were you called into the service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?

Answer. For the first time as I have before stated I was drafted, and for all the other service mentioned in the Declaration he was a volunteer to wit. seven months as ensign & eight months as a Lieutenant
He states as before that he served under Col. Wm. Joseph Herring Captain, Colonel Gideon Lamb of the Continental line, under James Phillips Captain, Peter Dozier Lt. Col. and James Blount Colonel & Isaac Gregory Brigadier General. he further states that while Lieutenant he was directed by General Isaac Gregory to collect and hasten on the enlisted and drafted troops to Bedford the place of Rendezvous in which service he was eight months employed of which he has no other proof than is stated before
b. Did you ever receive a commission and if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it.
Answer. I did receive an Ensign Commission signed by Richd. Caswell then Gov. of North Carolina which Commission is herewith enclosed, I also rec d a Lieutenant's Commission which according to the best of my recollection was signed by the same man and it has been lost or destroyed & this affiant does not know where it is.
Personally appeared in open court at November Term 1833. before us Caleb Etheridge Alfred Perkins & Henry White Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session

for the County of Carrick . Samuel Le ee ber of the County of Carrick and State of North Carolina aged Seventy Five Years who being duly sworn according to Law did make oath to the preceding Declaration and answer to the preceding Interrogatories as above State in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of congress passed 4 th June 1832 Sworn to & subscribed in open court before us. Signed, "SEEBER"
signed W. H. H. H. signed Alford Perkins signed Henry White
I Spence Wall clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Carrick County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a true copy of the ori- ginal Amended proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Leebber for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this the 13 th day of December Anno Domini 1833
J. H. H. H.

June 17, 1931.
Mrs. Hale Houts 44 East Concord Avenue Kansas City, Missouri.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section. AWF:ILL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8466, that Samuel Ferabee was born June 20, 1761 in Currituck County, North Carolina.
While residing in Currituck County, North Carolina, he served in the North Carolina troops as follows: from in March or April, 1779, as sergeant in Captain William Russell's Company until May 11, 1779, when he was furloughed on account of ill health. He was commissioned July 20, 1779, ensign in Colonel Samuel Jarvis' Regiment, and from in October, 1780, to January 1, 1781, was ensign in Captain Joseph Ferabee's Company, Colonels Sinf's and Dideon Lamb's Regiment and was in an engagement at The Logs or Bunch of Walnuts. From January 6, 1781, he was ensign in Captain James Philips' Company, Colonel James Blount's Regiment until April 23, 1781, when he was commissioned lieutenant and collected troops for Baron Steuben by order of General Isaac Gregory, in which service he was engaged until December 23, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1833, while a resident of Currituck County, North Carolina.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Very truly yours,
E.W.MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Samuel Finbee Ligon Commission. 20th July 1779.
Second Division, N.C. State 746b.
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA.
To Samuel G. Lewis Esq; Greeting.
WE, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, do by these Presents constitute and appoint you to be Colonel of a Company of Foot in the  Regiment of Militia
You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of by exercising and well disciplining the Officers and Soldiers under your Command, and by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command to be obedient to your Orders as
And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Directions of military Discipline, and the Laws of this State.
WITNESS RICHARD CASWELL , Esq; Governor, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, in and over the said State, under his Hand, and Seal at Arms, at Kingston the Seventh Day of July Anno Dom. 1775 and in the Year of our Independence.

July 21. 1911 Hist. to Marshall Dr. L. Haywood V.L.M. 1912 Jan'y 16 Hist. to Mrs. John S. Gilmore V.L.M. 1912 Feb'y 17 Hist. to Hon. John H. Small V.L.M. 1912 Mar. 6. Hon. F. M. Simmons info in regard to rank. and 1912 Aug. 26. to W. G. Pease & 1912 Sept. 24 Hist. to Mrs. R. L. McMurrain V.L.M. 1915 Apr. 28 Hon. J. H. Small for hist. for H. G. Forester 1922 Feb'y 18 Hist to R. A. Allen cont. 1925 July 14. " " R. F. McMurrain 1931 June 18. " " Mrs. Hale Hutto cont. 
Free War
8466
INVALID.
File No. 8466
Samuel Forester
Ensign Rev. War
Act: June 4 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 122 , Page 122

State of Virginia, Caroline County Jan y 28 - 1834.
Dear Sir
Yours of the 18 th Instant came safe to hand - I will endeavour to make the Explanation - you require first why the Commission of Ensign was altered, answer at that time it was a custom for the officers of the Militia to take their agreeable to Seniority, at the date of the Commission it was filled up in the Name of Timothy Etheridge He was the first Sergeant - but he refused to accept of it, as he had lately been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the County of Caroline, which exempted him from Military duty only in time of an Insurrection, I being next Sergeant Etheridge's name was struck out and mine inserted, blank Commissions being scarce, at the above time there was about 80 Men enrolled on the list of the Company - and now there is not one of them but myself alive in this County, Secondly how long I served as a Drafted private, - I have no record and cannot tell no otherwise than as stated in my first declaration, and for the time I served as an Ensign you will refer to my answer to the 4 th Interrogatory in my amended Declaration - in answer to your last I turned out on the 6 th of January 1781. but served three Months after I arrived at Head Quarters in Virginia but was on duty from the 8 th Jan y 1781 till the 23 d April - I claim for seven Months as Ensign from October 1780 till 23 April 1781. - and Eight Months as Sergeant from 23 d of April 1781. till 23 d Dec r 1781.
I have endeavoured to make the explanation as short and comprehensible as I am well able, - if it is required to be made in Open Court and the Clerks had offered to it, you will please return the papers, our Court sits the last Monday in February next, and I will endeavour to have them authenticated
Yours Respectfully,
J. Forster
J. L. Edwards, Com te of Pensions

28.025.
Samuel Pierce -
Almit & Ensign 7 miles S of York e
15 Nov: 1833
Tadoussac
Indian Town P.O
U.S.A.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement,  shewing the Service of
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.,   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guardian.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit to the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner, and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] This rule makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 9 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6 th of April, 1833 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Samuel Fletcher, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of Seventy Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, your.,
William E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Treasury Department, Second Comptroller's Office, September 28. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Samuel Ferebee a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of seventy Dollars and 62 1/2 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1835 to the 4 th of September 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

War Department
Pension Office
January 16 th 1884.
Sir:
Your papers are again returned, for further explanation. And first, why the Commission of Ensign should have been altered, as it evidently has been in the name to whom it was first issued - And secondly, and Secondly , that you may state how long you served in each alleged tour - You say you served as private from March or April 1779 to 11 th May same year - how long was that time? From October 1780 as Ensign to July 1781 - how long that tour?
And you also claim to have served from 6 th January 1781 to 23 rd April 1781 as Ensign, whereas your discharge states only 3 months -
Let the Commission and all the papers be again returned to this Office -
I am Respectfully, Your obedt. Servant J L Edwards
Mr Samuel Ferber Bedminster P.O. N.C.O.

Raleigh, N. C., July 15, 1911.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I write to ask that you will kindly furnish me with a memorandum of the Revolutionary service of Samuel Ferebee, of Currituck County, N. C., who was pensioned for said service by the United States Government.
Very truly yours,
Marshall DeLancey Haywood.

House of Representatives U. S. Washington, D. C.
February 15th, 1912.
Hon. James L. Davenport, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, City.
Dear Sir:-
I wish to receive any information obtainable from the records relative to General Peter Duage (or Dozier) and Samuel Ferebee , who enlisted in the War of the Revolution from North Carolina. I called on General Ainsworth, the Adjutant General, for this information, but he was unable to give me any information as to the service of these soldiers, and referred me to you. I will thank you to give me any information you may have in your office as to their service.
Thanking you for the courtesy of a reply, I am,
Yours very truly,
W. H. Smith M. C. John H.

United States Senate,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
March 5, 1912.
Sir:
I am enclosing a letter from Mr. N. M. Ferebee which will explain itself. I will very greatly appreciate your writing Mr. Ferebee and giving him the information he desires with reference to the Revolutionary services of Samuel Ferebee.
Respectfully,
Hon. J. L. Davenport,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Enclosure
N.M. Ferebee letter returned

Wilson County Citizen
JNO. S. GILMORE EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN COUNTY
Fredonia, Kansas, Jan 4 1912
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir -
I again write to make inquiry of the Revolutionary War record, (if there is any) of the following men. Moses Coolbaugh, of Penn. of Tully Bell of North Carolina, Samuel 58466 Ferber, born 1762 in " " and William McElvain or McWain, of Lancaster Co. Pa. also James T. Johnson or Johnston, born in or near Richmond Pa. afterward went to Ky. Any information of record of these men will be gratefully received by Mrs John S. Gilmore, Regent Fredonia Kansas.

THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT OF CADETS WEST RALEIGH, N. C.
August 17, 1912.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sir:
I have the honor to request that I be furnished with the military record of Samuel Ferebee who served in the Revolutionary as private, ensign, and lieutenant of North Carolina cavalry. He was born June 20, 1761 and died Nov 7, 1845. Served at one time I believe under Baron Steuben. In 1835 he was reported by the Secretary of State to Congress as receiving a pension under the acts of 1818 and 1832 .
Very respectfully, W. G. Pease

Portsmouth Va Sept 17 1912
To the Commissioner of Pension
Washington D C.
Dear Sir
Replying to your of the 16th will say that
you give me the wrong record about the Samuel Ferebee, the Samuel Ferebee that I want the record of was born 20th of June 1761 and died the 7th of Nov 1845 and the Samuel Ferebee you sent me the record of applied for a pension Nov 10th 1874. Thanking you for a record of the Samuel Ferebee I want
I remain Very truly
Mrs H. L. McLean 307 London st

Additional APR 26 1915
W. 2281242.
WAR DEPARTMENT, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, 2281242 WASHINGTON, April 26, 1915.
Respectfully transmitted to the Commissioner of Pensions, and Hon. John H. Small so informed. He has also been advised that no record has been found in this office of the service in the Revolutionary War of a Lieutenant Samuel Ferebee.
H. P. A. [unintelligible] The Adjutant General.
1 Incl.

House of Representatives U. S.
Washington, D. C.
At Washington, N. C.
April 23, 1915.
Gen. Henry P. McCain,
The Adjutant General,
War Department,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I wrote you earlier in the day stating that I was enclosing letter from W. G. Ferebee, of Gregory, N. C. I now find that I failed to enclose the letter referred to, and I beg to enclose the same herein.
Yours very truly,
Enc.
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "J. H. Small". The signature is written in dark ink and is positioned to the right of the closing "Yours very truly,".
Letter from W. G. Ferebee returned to Hon. J. H. Small Apr. 28, 1915.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
2281242 WASHINGTON. May 1, 1915.
Respectfully transmitted to the Commissioner of Pensions,
and Hon. John H. Small so informed.
The letter referred to within was transmitted to the Commissioner of Pensions on April 26, 1915.
H. J. H. Cain The Adjutant General.
Additional.
MAY 1 1915
W. 2281242.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON
At Washington, N C April 29th 1915.
Gen. H. P. McCain, The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.
My Dear Sir:
On or about the 24th instant I forwarded to you a letter from Mr. W. G. Ferebee of Gregory, North Carolina asking for certain information regarding Lieut. Samuel Ferebee of the Revolutionary War. I should have enclosed this letter to you in my letter of the 23rd instant, to which you have responded. I am anxious to have the return of the letter from Mr Ferebee to enable me to extend my correspondence with the Bureau of Pensions regarding this matter.
Very respectfully,
Received A.G.O.
MAY 1 1915

Common Pensions Washington D.C.
Revolutionary War Section
Dear Sir:
Please send me all data your office contains regarding the following Rev. Pensioners.
Samuel Reuben Fincher, Cuningham Co. N.C. 1833 Algn 73. Peter Dange " " " 1819 " 73
Yours very truly
B.A. Allen
BX 386.
Harman Trm.
1-24/22.

11 1931
L. E. DURHAM HENRY S. CONRAD
HALE HOUTS ILUS M. LEE SPURGEON L. SMITHSON WILLIAM J. CARROLL
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
SO. NATIONAL FIDELITY LIFE KANSAS CITY, MO. 44 East Concord Ave, May 7th, 1931.
Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary Archives, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
In the "CENSUS OF PENSIONERS" for Revolutionary and Military service, taken in 1840 at the time of the Sixth Census and published by the Government in 1841 contains the following names.
 OK ✓ Anthony Kinnion Beaufort County North Carolina. ✓ OK in L.  Samuel Ferrubee Currituck County North Carolina ✓ OK -  Thomas Gregory Currituck County North Carolina. ✓ OK 
Are the original records of these pensions contained in your files and if so would you give me the family data contained therein. Any expense attached to the copying of such, I would be glad to defray.
Thanking you for this curtesey, I am
Very truly yours,
(Mrs Hale) Alice Ginyoun Horle

May 13, 1925.
307 London St.
Portsmouth, Va.
U.S. Pension Office.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you be so kind as to help me with the data concerning the record of Samuel Ferebee. You in all probability, will find his records in Vol. 17 page 966 and Vol. 22 page 65 of the North Carolina Records. I only want a list of all the engagements he fought in.
If there is any expense please inform me, thanking you, I am
Very truly yours,
R. Leche McMurran

informa- sion
contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion in this Bureau. Samuel Farabee No. 8466
   DATE ENLIST. APPOI- H OF VICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 24, 1879 May 11, 1879 Sgt. William Russell Ala.   July 22, 1879 Ensign Samuel Jarvis   Oct. 1, 1879 Jan. 1, 1880 " Joseph Farabee Inf   Ebenezer Lamb   Jan. 6, 1881 Apr. 23, 1881 Ensign James Phillips James Blount   Apr. 23, 1881 Dec. 23, 1881 Lieut.  Collected books for  By order of Gen. Leonidas  Gregory   
Battles engaged in, Wauhatchie or Battle of Missionary Ridge Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cumberland Co. Ky. Date of application for pension, Aug. 20, 1885 Residence at date of application, Cumberland Co. Ky. Age at date of application, born in Cumberland Co. Ky. June 20, 1846 Remarks: _____
Very respectfully,
Brother R. A. B.
Commissioner.

Samuel Ferebee, N.C. S. file 8,466.

This may certify that Ensign Sam. 2 Koubie has served his term of three months duty, and is hereby discharged According to Law Given under my hand, Camp North West River Bridge. April 23. 1981 By Order of the Company. J. H. 2  Guerra  Guerra

Rev. and 1812 Section.
Vol. 2
July 14, 1925
R. F. McMurran 307 London St Portsmouth, Va.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8468, it appears that Samuel Ferebee was born June 20, 1761 in Currituck County, North Carolina.
While residing in said county, he served in the North Carolina Troops as follows-
From in March or April 1779, Sergeant in Captain William Russell's Company, and served until May 11, 1779, when he was furloughed on account of ill health.
He was commissioned July 20, 1779, Ensign in Colonel Samuel Jarvis' Regiment, and from in October 1780 to January 1, 1781 was Ensign in Captain Joseph Ferebee's Company, Colonels Sinf's and Gideon Lamb's Regiment and was in an engagement at The Logs or Bunch of Walnuts.
From January 6, 1781 to April 23, 1781, Ensign

1775-1782 in Captain James Philips' Company, Colonel James Blount's Regiment, when he was commissioned Lieutenant and collected troops for Baron Steuben by order of General Isaac Gregory, in which service he was engaged until December 23, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1833, while a resident of Currituck County, North Carolina.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Feb. 17, 1912.
Cap
Hon. John H. Small, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Small:
In reply to your letter dated the fifteenth and received the sixteenth instant, I have the honor to advise you that the Revolutionary War pension records fail to afford any information in regard to a General Peter Duage, or Dosier, of North Carolina.
From the papers in the claim of Samuel Ferebee, Sur. File No. 8466, Rev. War, it appears that the soldier was born in Currituck County, North Carolina, June 20, 1761, and while residing in said county was drafted in March or April 1779. as Sergeant in Captain William Russell's company of North Carolina militia, and served until he was furloughed on account of ill health May 11, 1779.
He was commissioned an Ensign July 20, 1779, in Colonel Samuel Jarvis' militia regiment; length of service not stated. He volunteered Oct. 1780, in Captain Joseph Ferebee's company, Colonel Sinf's regiment; was in an engagement at The Logs or Bunch of Walnuts; then placed under Colonel Gideon Lamb and served until Jan. 1, 1781.
He volunteered Jan. 6, 1781 as Ensign under Captain James Philips and Colonel James Blount , served until April 23,

1781, and on April 23 or in May 1781 was commissioned a Lieutenant and collected troops for Baron von Steuben by order of General Isaac Gregory, in which service he was engaged until Dec. 23, 1781.
He was allowed pension on an application executed Aug. 28, 1833, while a resident of Currituck County, North Carolina.
Very Respectfully
Commissioner.

1. War of 1812 Section.
9
September 24, 1912.
Mrs. R. L. McMurrain, 307m London Street, Portsmouth, Va.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 17" and received the 18" instant, you are advised that the history of Samuel Ferebee, Sur. orig. No. 29,980, War of 1812, was furnished you for the reason that your request of September 6, 1912, called for the record of Samuel Ferebee of North Carolina, in the War of 1812 .
You are herewith furnished the military history of Samuel Ferebee, Sur. File No. 8,460, Revolutionary War.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

March 6, 1912.
Hon. F. M. Simmons, United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter dated the 5" and received the 6" instant, and the enclosed letter of Mr. N. M. Ferebee of Oxford, North Carolina, dated March 2, 1912, I have the honor to advise you that the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Sur. File No. 8,466, show that Samuel Ferebee was commissioned an Ensign of North Carolina Militia by Richard Caswell, Governor of North Carolina, and that he also received his commission as Lieutenant from said Governor. His pension was allowed for service as Ensign of North Carolina troops.
It is not shown that he ever received a commission from the Continental Congress.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Feree, Joseph GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13071 ACREAGE _____ ISSUED February 23, 1792 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.